{"id":3601,"date":"2019-07-12T06:46:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T06:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2019-07-12T07:33:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T07:33:10","slug":"11-july-world-population-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/11-july-world-population-day-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"11 July : World Population Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It may be\nnoted that World Population Day was established by the United Nations Development\nProgramme in 1989. World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year. The\nday is aimed to shift the focus towards the urgency and the significance of\nissues related to population. It may be noted that World Population Day was\nestablished by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. World\nPopulation Day, which is being celebrated for over three decades, is meant to\nraise awareness about solutions related to the issues of growing population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>World Population Day 2019: Theme and Significance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The major objective behind\n     observing World Population Day is to focus the attention on the\n     consequences of increasing population and how it affects the overall\n     development plans and programmes.<\/li><li>One of the greatest consequences\n     of growing population, which is perhaps a great threat to our livelihood\n     as well, is the quick depletion of natural resources.<\/li><li>This is dangerous as it\n     hampers sustainable development. However, apart from this threat, the\n     World Population Day must be looked at as an opportunity to celebrate the\n     spirit of brotherhood.<\/li><li>On World Population Day,\n     people must realise the responsibility they have towards each other.<\/li><li>The UN&#8217;s Population Division\n     works closely with agencies, programmes, funds, and various other bodies\n     to execute several programmes on population.<\/li><li>Each country celebrates\n     World Population Day in a different way. A majority of the United Nations\n     Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) offices celebrate the World\n     Population Day by making posters and conducting essay and sports concerts\n     to create awareness regarding the cause.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most\npopulous countries in the world:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China\nremains the most populous country in the world with 1.4 billion inhabitants\n(18.4 per cent of world population) followed by India with 1.3 billion\ninhabitants (17.7 per cent of world population). Together these two countries\naccount for 2.79 billion people or 36.15 per cent of the world population. The\nUnited States (329 Million) is the third most populous country followed by\nIndonesia (269 million), Brazil (212 million), Pakistan (204 million), Nigeria\n(200 million), Bangladesh (168 million), Russia (143 million) and Mexico (132\nmillion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>World\npopulation by religion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per a\ndemographic analysis by Pew research centre, nearly one in every three people\nin the world is a Christian. Around 31 per cent of the world&#8217;s population\nfollows Christianity. Nearly one in every four people in the world is a Muslim\naccounting for 24 per cent of the world&#8217;s population. Followed by Hinduism (15\nper cent), Buddhism (6.9 per cent), Folk religion (5.7 per cent), other\nreligions (0.8 per cent) wile only 0.2 per cent of the world&#8217;s population\nfollows Judaism. As per the same report, 16 per cent population of the world is\nnot affiliated to any religion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may be noted that World Population Day was established by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year. The day is aimed to shift the focus towards the urgency and the significance of issues related to population. 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